| Dates | 1 – 16 August 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medal Events | 3 |
| Venues | Ausstellungsgelände Halle VI, Kaiserdamm, Berlin |
| Event | Status | Date | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Literature, Dramatic Works, Open | Olympic | 1 – 16 August 1936 | 6 | 4 |
| Literature, Epic Works, Open | Olympic | 1 – 16 August 1936 | 21 | 10 |
| Literature, Lyric Works, Open | Olympic | 1 – 16 August 1936 | 14 | 8 |
| 41 (37/4) | 12 (12/3) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Literature, Epic Works, Open | Urho Karhumäki |  FIN |
Wilhelm Ehmer |  GER |
Jan Parandowski |  POL |
| Literature, Lyric Works, Open | Felix Dhünen | GER |
Bruno Fattori |  ITA |
Hans Helmut Stoiber |  AUT |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | GER |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Finland | FIN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy | ITA |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Austria | AUT |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland | POL |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
